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WR Berkley profit up in Q2

26 July 2010

WR Berkley Corporation has reported net income for the second quarter of 2010 of $110.2m compared with $97.4m for the second quarter of 2009.

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WR Berkley Corporation has reported net income for the second quarter of 2010 of $110.2m compared with $97.4m for the second quarter of 2009.

The net income for the first six months of 2010 was 228.8m compared with $77.0m in the same period last year.

Gross premiums written totalled $1.1bn in the second...


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